I will also say that even though its "Made in the USA", the product
Engineered Floors is making will primarily be made with undocumented
workers and not US Citizens. Bob Shaw was notorious for stsarting the
trend, and I don't see him changing any time soon.
If you will noticed Engineered Florrs is incorporated as an LLC which has
alot less reporting requirments than an S Tye corporation. I also imagine
he will keep those shares private, and there will not be any public
offering. It's easier to "hide" the type of business that he used to do.
I am not a fan of Mr. Shaw, by any stretch of the imagination.
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Mike Harrison <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2013, Lynn Dixon wrote:
>>> Bob Shaw hasn't owned Shaw carpets in a long time. he sold out to
>> Berkshire Hathaway back in 2001.
>> Bob Shaw has recently started a new company called Engineered Floors and
>> is building new plants in the
>> Dalton Calhoun areas. From what I gather he is targeting segments of the
>> market that are not fully covered
>> by Mohawk or Shaw. The competitve advantage he is using is that he is
>> building brand new mills and
>> developing new machines that can make product much faster and much more
>> automated, requiring less labor
>> thereby lowering his costs. Most of the stuff Mohawk and Shaw are using
>> are machines that are 30 years old.
>>>> Source: I've been working in Dalton and the floor covering industry for
>> about 15 years
>>>> You are correct, my mistake about that it was as "Shaw"
> it is "Engineered Floors". I must have heard it wrong..
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